HuluThe Dry (2021)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 7.4
Overview
Aaron Falk returns to his drought-stricken hometown to attend a tragic funeral. But his return opens a decades-old wound - the unsolved death of a teenage girl.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Hulu
AMC+
PhiloBias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Overview
Aaron Falk returns to his drought-stricken hometown to attend a tragic funeral. But his return opens a decades-old wound - the unsolved death of a teenage girl.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
HuluAMC+PhiloDetailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film's central subject matter is a murder mystery intertwined with past trauma and rural hardship, which lacks a strong inherent political valence. The narrative champions the individual pursuit of truth and justice, a solution that is largely apolitical.
The movie features a predominantly white Australian cast, consistent with its rural setting, and does not include explicit race or gender swaps of traditionally white roles. Its narrative centers on a crime mystery and personal drama, without critically portraying traditional identities or making DEI themes central to the story.
Secondary
The film 'The Dry' does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative centers on a crime thriller in a drought-stricken rural town, with all depicted relationships and character identities being heterosexual. Consequently, there is no LGBTQ+ portrayal to evaluate.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film "The Dry" is an adaptation of Jane Harper's novel. All major characters in the movie retain the same gender as established in the original source material, with no instances of a character's gender being changed.
Based on available information and common knowledge of the source material, there are no reported instances of a character in "The Dry" (2021) being portrayed by an actor of a different race than canonically established in the original novel.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
7.4
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
User Ratings
6.8
6.8
Critic Ratings
9.0
6.9
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